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Trends of Admissions Summary

A table showing annual Admissions Data from 2020 through 2024. Data is included on the number of students who applied, were accepted, and enrolled for each type of student: full-time freshmen, transfers/readmits, part-time, online undergraduate, online graduate, and graduate.
Chg from % chg
    2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 '23 to '24 '23 to '24
Applied*  
Undergraduate  
Full-time Freshmen 5,248 5,946 5,877 5,199 5,217 18 0.35%
Transfers/Readmits 585 527 606 339 424 85 25.07%
Part-time 81 54 43 28 27 -1 -3.57%
Online Undergraduate 231 148 233 110 170 60 54.55%
Undergraduate Total 6,145 6,675 6,759 5,676 5,838 162 2.85%
Graduate  
Online Graduate 346 402 457 342 407 65 19.01%
Graduate 480 411 427 536 545 9 1.68%
Graduate Total 826 813 884 878 952 74 8.43%
Total Applied* 6,971 7,488 7,643 6,554 6,790 236 3.60%
 
Accepted  
Undergraduate  
Full-time Freshmen 3,740 4,931 4,877 5,104 5,067 -37 -0.72%
Transfers/Readmits 366 322 358 324 409 85 26.23%
Part-time 52 37 30 28 26 2 -7.14%
Online Undergraduate 163 70 133 107 170 63 58.88%
Undergraduate Total 4,321 5,360 5,398 5,563 5,672 109 1.96%
Graduate  
Online Graduate 255 252 290 342 407 65 19.01%
Graduate 259 214 183 205 220 15 7.32%
Graduate Total 514 466 473 547 627 80 14.63%
Total Accepted 4,835 5,826 5,871 6,110 6,299 189 3.09%
 
Enrolled (per census)  
Undergraduate  
Full-time Freshmen 519 601 557 519 516 -3 -0.58%
Transfers/Readmits 152 157 154 142 154 12 8.45%
Part-time 21 24 18 14 13 -1 -7.14%
Online Undergraduate 105 32 72 61 91 30 49.18%
Undergraduate Total 797 814 801 736 774 38 5.16%
Graduate  
Online Graduate 202 220 219 251 303 52 20.72%
Graduate 130 145 136 142 173 32 21.83%
Graduate Total 332 365 355 393 476 83 21.12%
Total Enrolled 1,129 1,179 1,156 1,129 1,250 121 10.72%

*Note: Beginning in Fall 2023, the count of 'Applied' reported is now calculated as total admits plus denied applications, and no longer includes partially complete or withdrawn applications.

 

Percent of Students Receiving Financial Aid (reporting fall numbers only)

A table showing the percent of undergraduate and graduate students who receive financial aid (fall numbers only) annually from 2019 through 2023
  Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022 Fall 2023
Undergraduate 95% 93% 96% 97% 96%
Graduate 70% 72% 66% 68% 69%

 

Enrollment by Academic School, Fall 2024


A table showing the number of enrolled undergraduate and graduate students in each of the six academic schools in Fall 2024.
Enrollment by Academic School Fall 2024
Undergraduate Graduate
Arts & Sciences 586 75
Business 497 172
Communication 255 32
Conservatory 849 13
Education 150 817
Cont. & Prof. Studies 2
2,337 1,111

Enrollment by Academic Department, Fall 2024

 

A table showing the number of enrolled undergraduate and graduate students in each of the seventeen academic departments in Fall 2024.
Fall 2024 Enrollment by Academic School/Department and Division
    Undergraduate Graduate Total
School of Arts & Sciences    
Criminal Justice & Intel Studies 147 11 158
Literature, Culture & Society 111 0 111
Natural Sciences & Engr Tech 153 0 153
Psychology 153 64 217
Miscellaneous (Arts & Sciences) 22 0 22
  Total: 586 75 661
         
School of Business    
Business Analytics & Tech 145 0 145
Community Engage & Lead 18 68 86
Management 217 104 321
  Sports, Arts & Entertainment Mgt 117 0 117
Total: 497 172 669
         
School of Communication 255 32 287
  Total: 255 32 287
         
Conservatory of Performing Arts    
Cinema Arts 203 13 216
Dance 364 0 364
  Theatre 282 0 282
Total: 849 13 862
         
School of Education    
Leadership & Org Admin 10 596 606
Teaching & Learning 140 219 359
Miscellaneous (Education) 0 2 2
  Total: 150 817 967
     
School of Continuing & Professional Studies 0 2 2
Total: 0 2 2
Grand Total: 2,337 1,111 3,448

Student Enrollment Trends 2020-2024

 

A table showing Total Student Enrollment annually from 2020 through 2024, as measured by Fall Headcount, Fall FTE (Credit Hours), and Fall FTE (Full Time plus one-third Part Time).
Fall Headcount* Full-time Equivalancy (FTE)*   (using Credit Hours) Full-time Equivalancy (FTE)*   (using FT+1/3PT)
  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Undergraduate 2,791 2,575 2,418 2,323 2,337 2,560 2,435 2,290 2,202 2,219 2,537 2,418 2,272 2,181 2,240
Graduate 800 930 870 976 1,111 505 557 504.6 576.7 495 380 410.7 384 445 670
Total 3,591 3,505 3,288 3,299 3,448 3,065 2,992 2,794 2,779 2,714 2,917 2,828 2,656 2,626 2,910
       
* Fall headcount and FTE are based on census data. UG = FT Headcount + PT CrHrs/15 UG = FT + (1/3 PT)
GR = FT Headcount + PT CrHrs/10 GR = FT + (1/3 PT)
Enrollment Definitions
  • Student enrollment is described in terms of both headcount and FTE (Full-time Equivalence)
  • Student headcount is the count of individuals registered as of the census date.
  • Student FTE is calculated using two different methods:
Method 1:
  1. Undergraduate FTE = Full-Time headcount + (Part-Time Credit Hours/15)
  2. Graduate FTE = Full-Time headcount + (Part-Time Credit Hours/10)
Method 2: Undergraduate and Graduate FTE = Full-Time headcount + (1/3 Part-Time headcount)
  • Full-time Status – A student is classified as full-time if they maintain at least 12 undergraduate credits or 9 graduate credits.

Fall to Fall Retention Rates of New Students by Student Type

A table showing the percent of new students (by student type) who are retained from fall-to-fall annually from Fall 2019 to Fall 2023.
  F19 to F20 F20 to F21 F21 to F22 F22 to F23 F23 to F24
First-time, Full-time Freshmen 73% 73% 73% 71% 74%
Regular Part-time Undergraduates 35% 40% 78% 100% 80%
Full-time Undergraduate Transfers 77% 64% 81% 79% 76%
Graduate Students 88% 77% 91% 83% 79%
Online Undergraduate 76% 73% 72% 65% 71%
Online Graduate 84% 87% 79% 86% 84%

 

Four and Six Year Graduation Rates (of first-time, full-time freshmen)

A table showing the entering cohort of first-time, full-time freshman, annually from Fall 2014 through Fall 2018, along with the percent of students who graduated within 4 years and within 6 years. Data is provided by school, by department, and as a total.
  Fall 2018 cohort Fall 2017 cohort Fall 2016 cohort Fall 2015 cohort Fall 2014 cohort
  Entering # 4-year Grad Rate 6-year Grad Rate Entering # 4-year Grad Rate 6-year Grad Rate Entering # 4-year Grad Rate 6-year Grad Rate Entering # 4-year Grad Rate 6-year Grad Rate Entering # 4-year Grad Rate 6-year Grad Rate
Arts & Sciences 130 39% 45% 146 47% 56% 104 43% 52% 127 39% 49% 120 41% 48%
Humanities & Soc Sci 16 38% 44% 25 68% 72% 13 23% 31% 7 43% 43% 8 25% 25%
Literary Arts & Social Justice 13 39% 46% 9 56% 78% 5 60% 60% 16 63% 81% 11 64% 64%
Nat Sci & Eng Tech 31 32% 45% 39 46% 54% 28 43% 57% 46 28% 44% 47 40% 53%
Psychology 30 40% 40% 35 40% 46% 25 36% 40% 16 44% 50% 16  44% 50%
Crim Justice/Intl Std 40 45% 50% 38 40% 53% 33 55% 64% 42 41% 43% 38 37% 42%
                   
Business 75 48% 53% 103 53% 58% 110 45% 52% 107 51% 56% 106 43% 51%
Acct,Econ-Fin,Comp Sci 16 44% 56% 12 33% 50% 15 40% 53% 14 36% 50% 13 31% 39%
Bus Mgmt 23 39% 44% 35 43% 46% 33 39% 42% 31 42% 45% 28 39% 50%
Sports,Arts,Ent Mgmt 36 56% 58% 56 64% 68% 62 48% 57% 62 60% 63% 65 46% 54%
                   
Conservatory 245 71% 74% 227 60% 66% 247 66% 68% 209 68% 72% 255 62% 64%
Dance 92 80% 85% 78 71% 73% 93 77% 81% 60 70% 73% 85 67% 68%
Cinema Arts 72 51% 56% 76 45% 58% 76 51% 54% 62 65% 76% 78 55% 60%
Theatre 81 77% 77% 73 63% 67% 78 67% 68% 87 68% 69% 92 63% 63%
                   
Communication 95 37% 47% 89 45% 54% 88 53% 57% 103 52% 57% 93 41% 47%
                   
Education 17 47% 53% 23 30% 52% 16 38% 63% 16 56% 75% 12 25% 42%
                   
Undecided majors 41 20% 49% 45 47% 56% 41 22% 37% 26 42% 54% 43 33% 47%
                   
Total 603 52% 59% 633 52% 60% 606 53% 59% 588 54% 61% 629 49% 55%
                   

 

 

Trends in Degrees Conferred

 

A table showing the number of degrees awarded from 2017 through 2024, by degree-level.
Changes
from 22-23 to 23-24
  2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Count %   
Certificates 74 54 79 117 89 93 132 39 41.9%
Bachelors 669 658 631 612 590 529 503 -26 -4.9%
Masters 314 346 343 249 280 258 234 -24 -9.3%
Doctorates 14 36 41 45 54 59 50 -9 -15.3%
Total 1,071 1,094 1,094 1,023 1,013 939 919 -20 -2.1%